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WorksheetsLogical Fallacies Quiz #1
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
You tell me I should care more about the environment, but I believe I saw you throw paper in the trash instead of the recycling bin last week.
a)
poisoning the well
b)
slippery slope
c)
You Too
d)
wrong authority
2.
You should let me postpone taking the test today. My dog is really sick and I've been up all night with him and I've had him since he was a puppy and I don't know what I'm going to do without him.
a)
wrong authority
b)
popular opinion
c)
argument by force
d)
appeal to pity
3.
Does anyone want to be ignorant enough to argue against this proposal?
a)
genetic ad homenim
b)
argument by force
c)
poisoning the well
d)
appeal to pity
4.
I was going to buy a Ford. But then I saw that Nobel Literature Laureate Bob Dylan said that Chrysler is the superior American card, so I changed my mind
a)
Wrong Authority
b)
Appeal to Force
c)
genetic ad homenim
d)
Appeal to Pity
5.
You're mean when you say that we should't give money to help third-world countries. Therefore, you're wrong.
a)
appeal to force
b)
appeal to popular opinion
c)
genetic ad homenim
d)
appeal to illicit feelings
6.
No one has been able to prove that vaccines don't cause autism. Therefore, they must
a)
appeal to pity
b)
appeal to wrong authority
c)
appeal to ignorance
d)
appeal to force
7.
The majority of Americans thinks it is okay to indefinitely detain questionable immigrants without trial. Therefore, it is an acceptable idea.
a)
appeal to ignorance
b)
appeal to force
c)
appeal to popular opinion
d)
appeal to pity
8.
Look, if you keep walking around telling people that time isn't real, you're likely to get punched in the face.
a)
appeal to pity
b)
appeal to force
c)
appeal to popular opinion
d)
slippery slope
9.
Annie's Mac and Cheese is made from all natural ingredients. Therefore it is good for you.
a)
all natural
b)
appeal to force
c)
sacred cow
d)
non sequitur
10.
Because millenials don't read books, we need to change the curriculum and remove novels, replacing them non-fiction only.
a)
argument by association
b)
argument by relativity
c)
fallacy of stereotype
d)
sacred cow
11.
Because we need to think outside the box, students should dictate what should be taught to them.
a)
argument by cliche'
b)
argument by relativity
c)
argument by association
d)
argument by transferrence
12.
I am disgusted by Tarrantino films. Therefore they are immoral.
a)
argument by transference
b)
argument by association
c)
fallacy of stereotyping
d)
argument by relativity
13.
I know that school lunch is not the most appetizing nor always the most nutritious, but it could be worse. You could be starving in a third-world orphanage.
a)
argument by relativity
b)
slippery slope
c)
argument by association
d)
sacred cow
14.
Hannibal Lecter was a huge fan of classical music. Therefore, you shouldn't listen to classical music.
a)
argument by association
b)
argument by transference
c)
fallacy of stereotyping
d)
sacred cow
15.
You love watching the Panther's tough "D". That's why you love CPI home security.
a)
sacred cow
b)
non sequitur
c)
slippery slope
d)
fallacy of stereotyping
16.
Your questioning of the President's policy in the Middle East means you don't support our troops and you probably hate freedom as well.
a)
non sequitur
b)
all natural
c)
sacred cow
d)
argument from relativity
17.
Anyone who voted for Trump is an unrepentant racist. Therefore, I should protest my family Thanksgiving because two of my uncles voted for Trump
a)
slippery slope
b)
post hoc
c)
fallacy of stereotyping
d)
non sequitur
18.
If I give you a break on late homework today, you're going to expect that I give you that break all the time, which will render any due dates in class meaningless, devaluing the entire educational enterprise of this class. Therefore, I can not give you a break on your homework today.
a)
fallacy of association
b)
post hoc
c)
slippery slope
d)
equivocation
19.
On the way to school, I listened to Nickleback. Then I aced my Physics test. Therefore, I aced the test because of Nickleback, and will listen to no other music before any test in the future.
a)
slippery slope
b)
equivocation
c)
strawman
d)
post hoc
20.
Many teachers enjoy assigning essays because many teachers may argue that torturing students is their job, indeed the very reason they got into teaching in the first place. But that is horrendous. No teacher should assign work for such sadistic joy. Therefore, I shouldn't have to write my IA.
a)
post hoc
b)
equivocation
c)
strawman
d)
black and white
21.
My opponent opposes this sensible gun legislation. I guess he would like to return to the days of the Wild West, gunfights in the streets, showdowns at the OK Corral.
a)
slippery slope
b)
strawman
c)
black and white
d)
circular reasoning
22.
Burger King says "You can have it your way." And isn't that what America is about? The freedom to chase your dreams? And my dream is to have peace and quiet. So I'm perfectly within rights to shut you up.
a)
equivocation
b)
black and white
c)
slippery slope
d)
circular reasoning
23.
You can trust me because I'm honest
a)
circular reasoning
b)
slippery slope
c)
equivocation
d)
limited alternatives
24.
We can either do our work now or fail the class
a)
circular reasoning
b)
fallacy of stereotyping
c)
limited alternatives
d)
bald/hairy
25.
It's impossible to completely quantify what food is healthy for you and what is not. The definition changes all the time. Therefore, trying to set any standard is a futile endeavor.
a)
bald/hairy
b)
slippery slope
c)
limited alternatives
d)
equivocation
26.
How well has cheating on your Philosophy papers been working out for you?
a)
false dilemma
b)
loaded question
c)
slippery slope
d)
black and white fallacy
27.
There's a couple of Latvian families who live in my neighborhood, and they are warm, inviting people. Therefore, all Latvian's are warm, inviting people
a)
Fallacy of Stereotype
b)
Hasty generalization
c)
slippery slope
d)
equivocation
28.
Myers Park is a high-achieving school. Therefore, all students at Myers Park are high-achieving students.
a)
division
b)
composition
c)
fallacy of stereotyping
d)
false dilemma
29.
Aside from the new car they bought me for my birthday, My parents have been nothing but tightwads in giving me money.
a)
composition
b)
forgetful induction
c)
central tendency
d)
slippery slope
30.
Each member of this group is wealthy. Therefore, it is a wealthy organization.
a)
composition
b)
division
c)
slippery slope
d)
loaded question
31.
The average salary in NC is $41,250. So when Pablo claims he and his wife they can't afford insurance, they must be lying, as their household income as North Carolinians is $82,500.
a)
composition
b)
division
c)
forgetful induction
d)
central tendency
32.
The Browns haven't won a game yet this season, so they're due to win at some point.
a)
central tendency
b)
gambler's fallacy
c)
law of averages
d)
faulty analogy
33.
In many ways, schools are like prisons. Movement is regulated. Meals are planned and timed. But even the most effective prisons need to be able to effectively punish the inmates. Therefore, teachers should be able to carry tasers and admin should be able to use solitary confinement as punishment.
a)
central tendency
b)
false analogy
c)
gambler's fallacy
d)
slippery slope
34.
Most of the time when I have to cover a class, I'm covering a class of 9th graders. Eventually, I'll cover something else.
a)
gambler's fallacy
b)
law of averages
c)
false analogy
d)
slippery slope
35.
Mr. Jenkins has to cover a class. The class irritates him. He comes to philosophy class. He gets asked a question that questions the nature and value of existence. It puts him in a nihilistic hole. In the nihilistic hole, he decides he decides to take up surfing at this advanced age. He takes up surfing. He breaks his neck. Therefore, coverage caused Mr. Jenkins to break his neck.
a)
hasty generalization
b)
slippery slope
c)
composition
d)
post hoc
36.
If Mr. Jenkins has to cover a class, the class will irritate him. He will come to philosophy class. He will get asked a question that questions the nature and value of existence. It will put him in a nihilistic hole. In the nihilistic hole, he will decide to take up surfing at this advanced age. He takes up surfing. He breaks his neck. Therefore, coverage will cause Mr. Jenkins to break his neck, and he shouldn't have to do coverage
a)
slippery slope
b)
post hoc
c)
hasty generaliztion
d)
fallacy of stereotype
37.
Of course Bernie Sanders argues for tighter regulation on corporate banks. What else would an old Vermont hippie believe?
a)
poisoning the well
b)
genetic ad homenim
c)
argument by force
d)
argument by popular opinion
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